– It’s very awkward to drive a deer, and we don’t want that to happen. Farmer Marius Malme has experienced it several times, and finds it just as unpleasant each time. The roe deer calves like to lie in the grass in summer. Preferably on a field. It usually goes well, until the mower arrives. For many years, thousands of deer calves in this country have lost their lives every summer. Some believe it could be five thousand, others say ten thousand. Each year. But nobody knows exactly, because there is no requirement to report such collisions. SAVED: Last weekend, Marius Malme saved two deer calves with his invention. (Photo: private) A simple solution that works Marius found it an unpleasant burden to drive the deer calves to death, and has pondered over a solution. The solution he found has worked: he has now fitted a wide chain across the entire width of the mower to the front of the tractor. The chain rattles in the grass and scares the deer calves long enough for him to stop the tractor. – Last weekend I saved two deer calves from being killed. SIMPLE SOLUTION: An old piece of meat mounted on a plank. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news Getting praise The authorities think the initiative from Marius Malme is brilliant. – We at the agricultural office in the Lillehammer region think the initiative is very positive. There is no hiding the fact that far too many people are killed every summer, says Remi Rundsveen Eriksen. He is the game manager at the office. Rundsveen Eriksen clarifies that there are large geographical differences in how big the problem is. In some places there are very many deer, while in other places there are none. Marius Malme is not the first to look for a solution to this problem. Among other things, drones have been tried to locate deer, and thus get them out of the field before the machines start work. However, Malme’s solution is very simple, and almost impossible for the deer to escape. APPLAUDERS: Remi Rundsveen Eriksen is the wildlife officer at the agricultural office in the Lillehammer region, and is very pleased with the initiative for Malme. Photo: Lars Erik Skrefsrud / news A two-tom-four and a few cramps are all it takes – It took half an hour to make this, says Marius Malme. All you need is an old chain, a two-to-four (scoop load) and some crampons or nails. Most farmers already have all this lying around. There is thus no great cost associated with this, which in turn can save many deer lives. HOW IT WORKS: The chain gets the deer calves up from the grass before they are hit by the mower. (Photo: private) And many are clearly concerned with the same things as the farmer in Vingrom. Marius chose to post the photo evidence that he had saved deer on Facebook. Almost 1,800 people quickly “liked” the post he shared with friends of Norwegian agriculture. Roe deer Norway’s smallest deer. It is brown-red to gray with a large white spot around the tail area (mirror). Shoulder height 64–89 cm, weight approx. 15–37 kg. The roe deer are in heat in July-August, and the young are born in April-June. The gestation period is a full 294 days, of which 150 days are delayed implantation. Occurs in forest areas, forest edges and cultivated land. Widespread over most of Europe. Around 1900 there was only a small population in some places in Østfold. Since 1930, the population has increased strongly, and the animal can be found all over the country, with the densest population south of Nordland, with scattered roaming individuals north to Finnmark. The species is still spreading. The total population is difficult to estimate, but was probably around 150,000 animals in the mid-1990s. (Source: Store norske lexikon) news has been in contact with both the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Environment Agency about their commitment to animal welfare for deer that are hit by a car. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority believes this is the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate/Environmental Directorate’s board. SNO/The Norwegian Environment Agency has not had the capacity to answer questions about this this afternoon.
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